The Big Picture: Jurrasic Park 3 Island Survival Game is a board game produced by Hasbro based on the movie of the same name. Many board games based off of movies tend to be poorly designed, with the intent to sell copies based off of the title and not from the game-play. Hence, many board […]
Starcraft Boardgame has a Release Date
I’m sure you’d rather see the announcement of Starcraft 2, but at least it’s something to tide over you Zergling fans out there. The Starcraft boardgame will be released in September of this year (and unlike Blizzard, Fantasy Flight is known to get its stuff out on time.) The game will be in the FF […]
Boardgames That Grab
Continuing in my series of articles comparing game design to other forms of creative expression…. (don’t worry, the semester is almost over.) There’s a current trend in writing that I call “grabbiness.” That’s the ability of a piece to grab you right from the beginning: to suck you in and make you want to read […]
40k: A New Direction?
As the latest rumors would have it, Games Workshop is apparently taking a new direction in overall product design and marketing strategy. Thanks to The Bolter and Chainsword for this interesting post (who, I should mention, originally took it from Dakka Dakka). New Direction of Games Workshop A lot of what is said in the […]
Win, Lose, or Drawn & Quartered
You’d think after attending a 10 day long convention about boardgaming I’d have lots to talk about, wouldn’t you? Well, the truth is, I spent a lot of time talking about game design, and terminology, and related issues while there quite a lot. While I have yet to become sick of talking about games and […]
Boardgame Snap Reviews: Gathering of Friends 2007
So, I’m back, and some of you may be looking for recommendations on new boardgames. Well, in typical Snap Review fashion, here’s my quick impressions of nearly everything I played. I have excluded prototypes, tournaments, and my own games from this list. If you want me to elaborate more on what any of these games […]
Inquisition of the Week: Boardgaming Length
Greetings all, I have returned from the Gathering of Friends. It seems that in my absence that Bartoneus saw fit to throw my avatar in a royal rumble. The people have spoken: they believe I could hold my own against an Umber Hulk riding a Bulette, even when fighting like a girl. I believe that […]
Bonus YouTube & Gathering Update: Loopin' Louie Championship 2007
Because the game is pure skill and I’ve been practicing this past year, I made it to the finals of the Loopin’ Louie Championship at the Gathering. I am the first position to the left, to my right is William Attia, and across is the eventual winner Brian Stallings. If you watch the whole low-quality […]
Shorter boardgames becoming more common?
Link to article courtesy . The article isn’t exactly meaty in its details or relevant discussion of the topic but it brings up a point I’ve never thought of – namely that of what is a good game for a family? I generally find myself unwilling to engage in long games for fear of boredom […]
Gathering of Friends 2007 Days 1-4
Just some brief notes on games I’ve played. Feel free to look these up on Boardgamegeek. Covert Action: Jake’s game is getting close to print, and it looks great. Kutschefahrt: An adlung-spiele card game that kind of reminds me of a game of ours in development, only with fantasy instead of cowboys. Space Dealer: This […]
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